Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-11
Potosi.

apples ana cucumbers are small this
year.
Prof. J. 0. Luce, of Georgetown,
looked over the rising young natives of
this city on Thursday and Friday last.
lie is the future principal of Potosi's
high school, with Misses Minnie Green
and Aiable Seaton as assistants.
Mr.. Ed. Gibbs his wife and family, of
Waukon, Iowa, are visiting with Mrs.
FL. b. Coons. Their daughter Evy will
remain here under the care of DIR. Artz
to be treated.
Miss Edith Peck, of Dubuque, Iowa,
visited with Mrs. t. Il. Stephens last
week. She is very fine musician and
in the near future one of Dubuque's
quartette will give an entertainment
here and the young lady's playing will
be one of the attractive features.
Come home at 0nce!'' was the con-
tents of telegram Harry Vanderbee
received last Thursday, and he did not
return. His father came after him Fri
day and the tales poor Harry told TO
clear himself would of held their own
classed with the Forty Lies" But we
know how it is, Harry, and our advice
in case of that kind is to call on the
professional gentleman who IS stopping
at the parsonage.
Miss Vina Cellar. who has been
visiting for the last three months with
her sisters at Sheldon, Iowa, returned
home on Saturday last.
Lost-A shawl, between Goodman's
spring and Potosi. The finder will be
duly rewarded by leaving it at Mr..
Hunts store in Potosi.
Mr.. Robert Horner's little four-year-
old girl got a grain of coffee in her ear
some three weeks ago and had to be
put under the influence of choloroform
to have it removed. DIR. Artz per-
formed the operation successfully last
Friday morning.
On Thursday last | thought and asked
the opinion of Chas. Newfang and
Andy Kaltenbach the best Judges of
female affairs in our city, if SALIVA
ton Army w. G. T. U. or an 'old
maids camp meeting" had struck the
town. There was five loads of as fine
looking females drove down into town
as you'd wish to gaze upon, and only
five gentlemen along. Harry Wander
bee and Ed. Seaton thought there was
some chance to make a mash, being so
many odds, SO they drove down to the
river and made enquiries and found
they were Sunday School class Of the
Methodist order. under the charge of
Mr.. Westly Grndell, of Platteville.
They had no time TO complete their
object as thunder shower came up and
the maids all had to seek shelter One
OF tho young ladies wished to have a
bunch of pond lilies and Harry was
such successful gatherer and the wish
was expressed by the best looking lady
of the crowd that Notwithstanding the
threatening looks of the black clouds
they rushed to the pond and gathered
them. They were picked in the dew,
it came down in torrents and
they were the dewest looking lads
that ever gathered lilies in this section.
As they all had coyerea they did
not stop, but drove hoH,e through the
shower ''You are as fn!l of airs as a
music box" is what yoans man said
to girl who refused to let him SEQ her
home. THAT may be, but l don't go
with crank" was her mild reply.
Miss Floyd Stephens, of Rockville,
who has been visiting her aunt at Du-
buque, for the past four weeks returned
home last Monday.
Misses Anna and Jennie Kaltenbach,
of Dubuque, who have been visiting for
the past week with their cousin, Miss
Fannie Kaltenbach, returned home last
Monday.
There were several Lancastrians
down last Sunday, but we could not find
out their names. They were married
men and their wives, l suppose, they sat
far enough apart in their carriages to
be at least. Things was not so with the
other picnicers on days gone by.
Mr.. II. B. Coons and H. Dudley have
been feeding the F. M. Billie goat but
termllk for the past two weeks, and Mr..
Geo. Kinney has done the rubbing
down, and ornamenting him with red
ribbons; emblems Of first prize, and last
Saturday they poured two 25tbs sacks of
shot down him and proceeded to Cass-
vile where arrangements had been
made for a meeting with Cassville's
champion Billie. Glenn Thomas carried
the bucket and sponge Mr.. HouseB had
an armfull of towels to rub him down
with. Capt William Richards and Geo.
Hampton carried the record sheet Mr.
John Campbell and Horace Hymer
were to do the cheering. They took the
$50 train for Cassville. After arriving
they proceeded at once to the hall.
Delegations from Bloomington, Bee
town, Glen Haven and Patch Grove, were
there to witnes the match. Jim Blewett
put up all his loose change on Potosi.
Arrangements had been made before
hand in the hall, and Mr. Geo. Kinney
was appointed referee. Clyde Showal-
ter was time keeper. DR.. Cronin and
Lewis Okey had charge of the Cassyille
goat, and he was in good trim, Time
was called at 1890. Mr.. Coons gave
the goats tail q twist and he gracefully
raised to fighting position, and took
a defensive attitude. DIR. Cronin being
new at the business failed to to get his
Billie up, but after little trouble and
the assistance of Joe Petite, one of the
old trainers of Potosi's goat they came
together. The 50lbs of backing done
good work for Potosi, as he knocked the
Cassvillian out over the ropes the first
round. DR.. Cronin tried to revive him,
but it was no 60, SO they called the out
=side or,1ard ond no had hin, raY1oovad ~